To the Editor: Walters recently suggested that Australia should implement population control strategies as part of an approach to reduce global warming.1 As a father of four, I found his assertion that my decision to father more than two children is “arrogant” to be offensive.
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- Perth, WA.
Correspondence: cathals@gmail.com
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